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Friday, October 4, 2013

Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Bundt Cake #BundtaMonth

I was definitely excited when I found out that the theme for this month's #BundtaMonth was candy. Who wouldn't be thrilled to be asked to "bake us a bundt using your favorite candy"? Now my only problem was that I have two favorite candy bars - one from Australia and one from the US. Which one should I use to make my bundt?

A mix of chopped cherries and coconut, smothered with Cadbury dark chocolate, the Cherry Ripe has always been from favorite chocolate in Australia. It is also the oldest chocolate bar in Australia. However, I can't seem to resist little cups of chocolate filled with peanut butter - the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup - that has always been my favorite chocolate in the US. In the end it was an easy decision because I did not have enough Cherry Ripes in my secret stash, and Reese's Peanut Putter Cups are more readily available for the majority of people. The Cherry Ripe bundt will have to wait for another day.

I wasn't sure if I should just wing it, but then I found this recipe at Wee Eats and it seemed to be just what I was looking for. After a few slight changes I was ready to bake. To get a deep, dark chocolate color and flavor this recipe uses Dutch-process cocoa. This type of cocoa is produced from beans that have been treated with an alkali that neutralizes the acidity. It therefore it does not react with baking soda and needs to be used in recipes that contain baking powder, or a recipe that has other acidic ingredients in proportionate amounts, hence the sour cream. For a more detailed breakdown I found that David Lebovitz has an excellent explanation on his website, which can be found here.

This seemed to be the perfect occasion to break out my new Kaiser Star Bundt pan. I may just have a little obsession with bundt pans now, but I have really restrained myself, and I only own two really nice ones. This one has a lot of nooks and cranny's so I was a little concerned about the cake releasing from the pan. It is always a good idea to grease the pan well, preferably using a pastry brush, but I also got some great advice on removing a bundt from the pan at Baker Street.

The combination of the dark chocolate cake and the salty peanut butter makes this a cake I will definitely be making again. I loved the moist crumb of the cake and the richness of the chocolate ganache, and this is the perfect time of the year to experiment with different candies in the cake too with the proliferation of Halloween candy in the stores now.

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17 comments:

Yum! Your baking savvy is so admirable, Felice. I appreciate the explanation about the need to add sour cream for fine cocoa. I love, too, how you've incorporated peanut butter into the cake. And I bet you are delighted with the superb cake produced in your new purchase =)

oh my gosh... these are my ultimate favourite candy... but you can't get Resse's here in Ireland! I always stock up when I go to the US or know someone going over... I am currently out, but jeeze Felice this looks gorgeous!! Save me a slice would ya! x

What a rich and dark chocolate cake. LOVE your star shaped Kaiser pan. I used my Kaiser pan that I've forgotten all about:)Now I want the star shape. This is the cake my daughter was dreaming of me making...so now I will just have to;)

I made this cake for my bosses 40th birthday and we just had it then with some home made vanilla icecream (which went perfect cause it is RICH!)...Everyone absolutely loved it! The cake is sooo moist and delicious then peanut bits surprised everyone and the glaze was perfect for it! This recipe is definitely a keeper! :)